Awzsting



J. B.'WATKINS.

' AWNING.

Patented Aug. 19, 1862.

UNITED STATES PATENT ormca JA'MEs Bl VV'ATKINS'; OF NEW BEDFOR'D,MASSACHUSETTS.

AWNING.

Specificationof Letters Patent-N0. 36,251, dated August 19, 1862.

To all whom it may: concern? Be it known that I, JAMES B. WATKINS, ofNew Bedford, in the county of" Bristol and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Awnings; and I do herebydeclare the following is a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the front of aventilation for the awning when drawn up,

so that it will not be so liable to mildew and decay, and also becapable of being put up and applied at a less expense than the rollerawning. p

The invention consists in having the outer end of the awning attached toa sliding board which rests on an inclined frame projecting from thebuilding, the awning being connected to the frame by rings and havingcords attached and arranged in such a manner that it may be extended ordrawn out and in, with the greatest facility.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a framing which is attached to a building B at the placewhere it is de signed to have the awning applied. This framing may be ofiron or wood, but one constructed of inclined iron rods a, braced belowby horizontal rods 6 would probably be the preferable mode ofconstruction, the inner ends of the rods a, I), being firmly secured tothe building, and the outer ends fitted on a rod or which is parallelwith the building.

At the inner ends of the inclined rods a, and adjoining the building Bthere is secured a board C which extends the whole width of the buildingand to which the inner end of the awning D is secured by nails or in anyproper way, and the outer end of the awning is secured to a board orstrip ,E which extendsthe whole" width of the framing A and is allowedto slide freely on theinc'lined rods a'thereof.

The selvage's' of the awning, or each side of it, hasringsc securedt'oit and these rings are fitted on the side or end rods a, of theframing and allowed to slide freely thereon.

To each end of the sliding board or strip E there are attached two cordsor ropes d, e, the ropes d, d, being at the upper side of the awning andextending through the building B if necessary or desired, so that theawning may be drawn up from within the building. The cords or ropes e,are below or underneath the awning and pass around pulleys f, which aresecured to the outer end of the framing A, and have their outer endsattached to the board E and their inner ends also passing through thebuilding B, so that when the awning is drawn up it may be extended ordrawn out on the framing A by pulling the cords or ropes e. If desiredthe inner parts of the ropes cl, 6, instead of passing through thebuilding may pass over pulleys attached to its outer side and extenddown in front thereof so that the awning may be extended and drawn upfrom below by a person at the side of the building. The awning thusarranged may be drawn up to the building and extended out on the framingin amoment of time and with the greatest facility, and when drawn up tothe building it is disposed in loose folds so that the air can circulatebetween them and cause it to dry, thereby preventing mildew and decay.In this respect it possesses a great advantage over the roller awningwhich admits of no ventilation when the canvas is wound upon it.

Another advantage my invention possesses, is, that it is kept smoothlyon the framing and cannot be acted upon by the wind, the rings 0,holding the awning snugly to the framing, the awning also will moveeasily on the frame and no difliculty will occur if one end of theawning is moved a little in advance of the other, whereas the rollerawning requires to be moved or rolled up evenly, one end travelingequally as fast as the other or else it cannot be snugly adjusted inplace.

My invention also possesses an advantage in being attached to the boardC instead of being directly secured to the building as in this case Idispense with hooks and holes in the awning which are comparativelyexpensive.

When the awning is not required, as-in winter for instance, it may bedetached from the framing by simply taking the rings ofi expense thanthe roller awnlng.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Attaching the awning D to the framing A by means of the rings 0, whensaid rings are used in connection with the stationary board or strip Cand the sliding board or strip E to which the awning is attached,

and cords or ropes cl, 6, connected to the board or strip E, allarranged as and for the purpose herein set forth.

a J. 'B. WATKINS.

'VVitnesses: Row. C. PITMAN,

' ALFRED M. CHAPMAN.

